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CBC Manitoba: Though it may be tempting one expert warns against using AI to write your resume

July 11, 2024 — 
Though it may be tempting one expert warns against using AI to write your resume

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Chris and Casey smiling at the camera at the soil reader field.

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General Science Internship Program (GSIP)

July 6, 2024 — 
Work-integrated learning (WIL) has become fundamental to the Canadian educational experience, equipping students with practical skills and experience necessary for success in the workforce. The Faculty of Science is excited to offer a brand-new work integrated program to students in the B.Sc. General degree program.

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Associate Dean (research), Faculty of Science, Steve Whyard smiling standing in front of trees on campus during the summer (2024)

UM Faces and Spaces: Steve Whyard

July 5, 2024 — 
Learn more about Steve Whyard, associate dean (research) in the Department of Science, professor of Biological Sciences, and his efforts to control pests, such as mosquitoes, through RNA technology.

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Mazdak Khajehpour, wearing a black shirt, sitting in a chemistry lab, smiling at the camera.

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Mazdak Khajehpour receives the Michèle Auger Service Award from the Biophysical Society of Canada

July 4, 2024 — 
Khajehpour is an associate professor in the department of chemistry who is not only an established and accomplished researcher but also an advocate for engaging students and faculty in creating a community for biophysical research in Canada. One his contributions cited in the award is his 

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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invests 10 Officers (O.C.) and 13 Members (C.M.). into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on 6 May 2022. The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours. Appointments are made for sustained achievement at three levels: Companion, Officer and Member. Officers and Members may be elevated within the Order in recognition of further achievements, based on continued exceptional or extraordinary service to Canada. Credit/Mention de source: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall, OSGG-BSGG Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Members of UM community appointed to Order of Canada

July 4, 2024 — 
On June 27, 2024, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including one Companion, 16 Officers, two Honorary Officers and 64 Members.

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A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in a NASA rendering of a nova (NASA)

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CTV Winnipeg: If you look at the night sky, you may notice a new star shining down on earth

July 4, 2024 — 
If you look at the night sky, you may notice a new star shining down on earth

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Aedes aegypti mosquito Date: 2006 Content credits: Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame

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CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba research looking at release of sterile mosquitoes to control population

July 3, 2024 — 
Manitoba research looking at release of sterile mosquitoes to control population

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Healthy foods, including carrots, strawberries, red pepper, kiwi, blue berries, tomatoes, melon, salmon, avocado, olives and corn.

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CBC Manitoba: The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice

July 2, 2024 — 
The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice

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Star-nosed moles may not be giant mantis-looking creatures with super hearing, but they’re bizarre, underground-dwelling, hamster-sized creatures with giant claws for digging. STAN TEKIELA AUTHOR / NATURALIST / WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER/MOMENT/GETTY IMAGES

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Inverse: The Aliens from A Quiet Place: Day One Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

June 30, 2024 — 
The Aliens from A Quiet Place: Day One Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

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Man wearing a blue collared shirt with salt and pepper hair and short beard.

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Winnipeg Free Press: City testing AI in bid to smarten up services

June 28, 2024 — 
City testing AI in bid to smarten up services

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